We caught up with Danny Vokins at his Bembridge pad near the start of last week and got the lowdown from him as to how he caught his now-world famous 14ft, 500 pound Thresher shark, just off St Catherine’s Point.
A highly amiable chap, he was a joy to interview, given his huge enthusiasm for the subject.
He’s dedicated a large chunk of his life to catching and caring for sharks – 35 years. He’s very particular about the sharks not being killed when they’re caught, in fact it was his insistence on this, that cost him the official record for the largest shark caught in UK waters.
He also got Bembridge Shark fishing club to change their rules, by insisting that the shark not be killed to be counted.
[audio:http://meeja.com/audio/danny-vokins-500lb-shark.mp3]His preference is to catch the shark, bring it alongside the boat and tag it.
His shark exploits have been covered all over the UK media, including The Sun, Daily Express as well as the local press.
When we spoke about it, he and his wife (Sue) told me that he was complete knackered for two days after the catch – pretty reasonable when you think it took him two and a quarter hours to catch it!
It’s clear that Danny doesn’t just have the skills to snagging sharks, but has the abilities in the photo department too.
You can stay up to date with his fishing exploits by following the updates on his Site, VoFish.
